007 MIA - 747s are Forever, From The U.S. Airlines With Love, The Man With The Golden Apple Watch
007 MIA - 747s are Forever, From The U.S. Airlines With Love, The Man With The Golden Apple Watch  
Podcast: Layovers - Air Travel podcast
Published On: Tue Mar 10 2015
Description: SHOW NOTESAlex and Paul are on a secret mission to uncover the latest in aviation innovation. Well, it's episode 007, expect Plenty O'Puns.I. News of the weekThe U.S. airlines release their white paper about the Gulf airlinesFull Report of U.S. Airlines to the White House Blaming Gulf Carriers — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversUS-UAE Business Council Tells U.S. Airlines to Compete More and Complain Less — Marisa Garcia, SkiftFeeling the heat — The EconomistU.S Airlines Promise to Get More Aggressive Towards Gulf Carrier Rivals — Dennis Schaal, SkiftAmerican Airlines asks to extend deferral on pensions — Michael A. Lindenberger, The Dallas Morning NewsAmerican Airlines' request for pension bailout draws criticism — Steven Mufson, Washington PostEmirates Airline assembles top team to rebut US carriers' allegations over subsidies — Frank Kane, The NationalEtihads Adds Residence Suite to New York Route in Open Skies Amenities Escalation — Marisa Garcia, SkiftSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa — Michael Gubisch, FlightGlobalLufthansa Prepared to Battle Emirates by Slashing Fares — Richard Weiss, BloombergEmirates really wants its A380-NEOsEmirates Would Order Up to 200 A380neos — Jens Flottau, AviationWeekAirbus assures on A380 break-even this year — David Kaminski-Morrow, FlightGlobalMH370 interim reportMH370 Official Report (PDF)Angry families reject report — BBC NewsIncidents in seriesTurkish A330 suffers nose gear collapse in Kathmandu — Firdaus Hashim, FligthGlobal'Minor' injuries result from MD-88 LaGuardia crash: Delta — Jon Hemmerdinger, FlightGlobalSpicejet DH8D at Hubli on Mar 8th 2015, runway excursion on landing — Simon Hradecky, Aviation HeraldIncidents reveal crucial need for passengers to leave bags behind — John Walton, RunWayGirlNetworkSolar Impulse 2 starts its round-the-world tripSolar ImpulseQantas 747 lands for posterityHistoric Qantas 747-400 makes precision touchdown on its final journey — CourrierMailPilot's-eye view of 747-400's delivery flight to Illawarra — wave965fm (video)Korean Air will fly its 747-8 to LondonKorean Air Adds Boeing 747-8i London Operation from August 2015 — Airline RouteNew Korean Air Prestige Suite Indicates A New Seating Trend In Business Class — Jonny Clark, TheDesignAir II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignSITA's report on the future of air travelThe Future is Personal in Air Travel — SITAClosing in on a 360-degree view for airports and airlines — Linda Fox, TnoozAirlines and Airports Turn to Apps to Improve Passenger Experience — Juliet Van Wagenen, Avionics TodayAutomated technology to boost airport passenger spending: SITA — Jamie Freed, The Sydney Morning HeraldUber suffers drawback in JapanUber Says Goodbye to Japan after Government Ruling — Ma Jie, BloombergUber pilots ride-sharing in Japan — The StarJapan to Suspend Uber's Pilot Ride-Sharing Service — Juro Osawa and Takashi Mochizuku, Wall Street JournalLINE Taxi leapfrogs Uber, now in over 90 cities across Japan — David Corbin, TechinAsiaSkyTeam goes all in for messaging appsDutch LCC Transavia first airline to use WhatsApp messaging for customer care — Raymond Kollau, AirlineTrendsAir France on WeChat in China — AirFrance.comSkyTeam Gets Vocal on WeChat — SkyTeam.comKLM Launches Android Smartwatch App — KLM.comThought-controlled piloting Quadriplegic woman flies F-35 with nothing but her thoughts...